UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

How do UK organisations handle occupational sick pay reviewed against the April 2026 SSP reform?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

32.5%Reviewing

32.5% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Reviewing” on occupational sick pay reviewed against the April 2026 SSP reform (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Not reviewed 29.8% Reviewing 32.5% Aligned 29.1% Aligned + enhanced occupational sick p 8.7%
Occupational sick pay reviewed against the April 2026 SSP reform (base: 265 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Occupational sick pay reviewed against the April 2026 SSP reform: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Not reviewedalternative29.8%
Reviewingcommon32.5%
Alignedalternative29.1%
Aligned + enhanced occupational sick pay (OSP)rare8.7%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

How far sick pay arrangements have been aligned to the April 2026 SSP reform (no lower earnings limit or waiting days), up to enhanced OSP. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/occupational-sick-pay-reviewed-against-the-april-2026-ssp-reform
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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